The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-30

stead of numerals. The glass which protects
the face is heavy ''bulls-eye,' and the case is
OF enameled gold, quite heavy. In the back of
one of them the date Aug. 1, 1927" on the
other ITO be repaired for Daniel Webster"
The ink was faded. and the inscription hardly
decipherable.
WHEN the Queen of the Sandwich Islands WIS.,
tied Norwich. last week. she was entertained by
J. o. Howard Taylor. This gentleman is the
owner of the Manor of Keninghall. which, it APP
pears. is held by tenure of the chief butlership
to her Majesty Queen Victoria. He seems to
have carried out the duties of this Office. for
read when the carriages approached his residence
Mr.. Taylor personally opened the gate. and when
he had done SO placed his hat outside the house.
and. having put on his buffers badge. awaited
her Majesty on the steps. What is the buffers
badge?
A HEN owned by Postmaster McCulloch, of
Port Royal. several weeks ago laid four eggs apd
began to hatch them, when, shortly afterward,
more eggs we're placed under her. After the
hon Matched the frs. FOUR eggs cat of the Post
masters. whose litter of kittens drowned,
undertook the OF them while the hen IS
Matching the other eggs The cat lifts the little
chicks III and out of her nest daily and helps to
gather food for them. When night comes she
under the cat and remain there until morning.
The cat is very proud OF her flock.
POSTMASTER HENRY G.. PEARSON. Of New
York, has made plans for vacation this year.
He took outing OF ten days last summer-his
first absence from duty at the postofhce in eight
years. His administration has become syste-
matized. like the works of q watch, and one
cret of its success is the hope of promo tion that
animates the souls OF SO many OF his subordi-
mates. No vacancy now occurs that is not at
once filled by promotion: no outsider can get
into the postOffice unless as an employe IN the
lowest grade. He must begin as letter-carrier,
porter clerk, at a salary of not more than
5000 year.
The kissing of Georgia college girls by Gov.
Gordon brings back a memory of the long ago.
On his return from the Mexican war. General
Taylor invited everywhere. lionized by
: Everybody and kissed by long professions of
ladies each occasion. Once when a swarm of
charming bellies was filing by with the accus-
toned lip service the adjutant stopped him:
General it is usual with a comman ding officer
to have duties discharged by suoalterns. and
willing to relieve you Of this work" '"That
will do" said General Taylor, 'when he wants
the business done, but when he wants the bust
ness done well he should attend to it himself"
whereupon he straightway handed his mouth to
the next lady and went on with the exercises.
QUEEN KAPIoLANI, Prince Komatsu, of Japan,
and all the Indian princes soon to be enter
tanned exclusively at Windsor. 1t looks very
much from this side of the water as though the
color line were being drawn very sharply among
the royal guests now present in London. 1t has
been known for some time that Kapioiani was
veritable bette noire to the European crowned
heads Assem- bed to celebrate N1ctorlas Jubilee
Butthat the color prejudice goes further than in
the case of the Kanaka sreign was not suspect
ed until the of the special dinner for offcolor
potentates reached the public. 1t really seems
strange that the European opponents of the
divine right of kings should feel that one of the
'anointed" is in any way degraded by the color
of the epidermis
THE only member OF the late Mr. Greeley's
immediate family living is his daughter,
Miss Gabrielle NJ. Greeley, who four years ago.
bought her fathers house and farm of eighty
two acres at Chappaqua for $4,000, and now
resides there in company with Mrs. Chamber
lain and Miss Chamberlain. the widow and
daughter of the late Mr.. Chamberlain. of the
Herald. The three children of Miss Greeley's
dead sister. Mrs. Nicholas Smith, are living at
Shelbyville, Ky. Miss Greeley's house looks
very much as it did during her fathers lifetime.
1t is the old homestead. which burned
down, but the new home, which built by
him short time before his death. Among it's
few works of art the original of the "Choco-
late Girl" we'll known by reproductions almost
everywhere, which Mr.. Greeley bought in Eu-
rope. and medallion head by Canova- The
Chocolate Grip was great favorite with Mr..
Greeley. but he cared very little for works of
art in general.